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LUCIEN CONEIN

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
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09/15/1998

INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF CIA

MEMO

Date:

4/24/201

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Mr. Flemister

LUCIEN CONEIN
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Bufiles reveal that the nane Lucien Emile Gonein,
born 11/29/19, appeared in a 1963 Centra} Intelligence
yNigency: (CEA) communication indicating *Conein at that time
yee & staff employee of the Agency. ‘fhe files of the

OD poscineny Division contain no arrest record for Lucien

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Through Liaison channels, Bureau détermined that
Coneip is currently efiricy employee of CIA, under the cover

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of al State Departmen ployee. He is presently in Saigon,
South Vietnam, on an°extremely sensitive assignment. CIA
has requested that no information be furnished to: the Frenchrs
regarding his affiliation with CIA or with regard to his
present whereabouts 9) a,

Bey HAGENS GAJECTION
. DECLASSIFICATION ANDOR,

RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION

IN THIS DOCUM

For your information, Richmond determined (by a
pretext telephone call) from the present occupant of.
1111 Ingelside Avenue, McLean, Virginia, ‘who is presently
renting this residence from Conéein, that the latter is a
“retired Lieutenant Colonel from the U. S. Army and is
|; presently working and assigned to the U, S. Embassy in Saigon.

| No arrest records were located for Conéin in either
| Arlington County or Fairfax County, Virginia. Records of the
| Credit Bureau, Incorporated, of Washington, pesc., reveal a
| credit report dated 9/21/65, indicating that Biicien Conein,
| of 1111 Ingelside Avenue, McLean, Virginia, was then married

‘te Ebjette and divorced from Carmen (last nang not-shown).

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In view of CIA's request, under no ¢ircut¥tances

should any information be furnished to the French cofcerning
subject's present affiliation with CIA or his wherea}outs.
You may furnish the French the results of the“eredi and
criminal checks as noted above. If the French raise the ( RW

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Letter to Paris
RE: LUCIEN CONEIN

question. of. subjéct' Ss “whereabouts, you: ‘should ‘Yaforn them’
that inquiries te date reveal no’ information concerning | his |
present whereabouts. You may advise ‘tl ench that Conein's
military service record is. being review ox any pertinent
information. U)

oo: Bb. Louis: should 1 promptly locate and review
Conein! s military service record. ‘According to- Army sources
in, Washington, D. €., Conein's: military service | record was”
transferred to the U.S, Army Records Center; St, ‘Louis, oe
on 6/30/62, His military serial: number was either. 01320769
or 01322769. Furnish results in jetterhead memorandum ,

“Enclosed ‘tor st. louis is one copy of relet.

NOTE:

Subject. was ‘convicted by a French ‘court. in ‘12/47*
to pay. his wife (Monique Veber) a monthly sum of 8,000
francs (about.$16) for the support of her and two: children:
which resulted from the marriage. Subject has never followed
the orders of the court and.is currently the subject ‘of an:
investigation at the. request of the Investigative Magistrate
in France. Information in the possession of the French:
indicated that Conein resided at. the. Ingelside: address and
they requested investigation by the Bureau to verify his
residence and to determine his present situation with (.0:°".
regard to employment and standard of living. Legat, Paris,
requested Bureau check Bufiles, Ident.files,. and requested:
Bureau have Richmond check credit . and; criminal records and»
conduct discreet limited. investigation om comply with ‘the
request of the French Police. re re

In view of CIA's request as. indicated in. this”
letter, it is felt that under no circumstances should we "
make any mention-of our knowledge of subject's By

* and was ordered’ Be

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